Excerpt: ...Pa.before 1881after 1886 NoveltyC. A. French, Boston, Mass.1869- Old DominionOld Dominion Sewing Machine Co., Richmond, Va.ca. 18581860 Pardox--ca. 1865- ParhamParham Sewing Machine Co., Philadelphia, Pa.ca. 1869ca. 1871 ParkerCharles Parker Co., Meriden, Conn.before 1860after 1865 Later Parker Sewing Machine Co. Pearl-- Bennettca. 1859- PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Sewing Machine Co., Philadelphia, Pa.ca. 1872ca. 1881 Post CombinationPost Combination Sewing Machine Co., Washington, D.C.before 1885after 1886 Pratt's Patent (fig. 114 )--1857ca. 1858 Later Ladies Companion QueenDauntless Mfg Co., Norwalk, Ohioca. 1881- Quaker City (fig. 116 )Quaker City Sewing Machine Co., Philadelphia, Pa.1859ca. 1861 Remington EmpireLater RemingtonRemington Empire Sewing Machine Co.18701872 E. Remington & Sons, Philadelphia, Pa.1873ca. 1894 Robertson (dolphin & cherub) (figs. 40 , 41 )T. W. Robertson, New York, N.Y.1855after 1860 RobinsonF. R. Robinson, Boston, Mass.1853ca. 1855 Robinson's patent sewing machine with Roper's improvement (fig. 117 )Howard & Davis, Boston, Mass.1855- Later Robinson and Roper (fig. 118 )same1856before 1860 Royal St. John (formerly St. John)Royal Sewing Machine Co., Springfield, Ohio (later Free Co.)ca. 18831898 Ruddick--ca. 1860- SecorSecor Machine Co., Bridgeport, Conn.18701876 Sewing Shears (Hendrick's patent) (fig. 43 )Nettleton & Raymond, Bristol, Conn.ca. 1859- Sewing ShearsAmerican Hand Sewing Machine Co., Bridgeport, Conn.ca. 1884ca. 1900 Pg 73 Shaw & ClarkShaw & Clark Co., Biddeford, Me.ca. 18571866 Running Stitch Machine (fig. 53 ) Chainstitch Machine (fig. 119 ) Chainstitch Machine (fig. 120 )Shaw & Clark Co., Chicopee Falls, Mass.18671868 Chicopee Sewing Machine Co., Chicopee Falls, Mass.1868ca. 1869 SigwaltSigwalt Sewing Machine Co., Chicago, Ill.ca. 1879- Singer (figs. 28 , 29 , 30...